Bartender
On-siteElon, North Carolina, United States
Job Summary
Prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, mix signature cocktails, and serve snacks to bar and restaurant patrons. Interact with customers to take orders, check identification for legal drinking age, and recommend local craft beers and wines. Plan and present the bar menu while restocking inventory and maintaining a clean, organized work area. Complete opening and closing duties, process credit card charges, and adhere to food safety and cash handling policies. Work flexible hours including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays in a fast-paced environment requiring attention to detail and strong communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- One year of prior bartending experience preferred
- Prior guest relations training
- Proper food safety training and certification as described by law
- Experience working with POS (Toast, Micros, Aloha, etc.) and reservation software (Toast)
- Strong knowledge of mixing, garnishing and serving drinks
- Knowledge of proper food handling
- Excellent written/verbal communications skills
- Positive upbeat attitude/personality
- Punctuality and reliable attendance are required
- Ability to read, write, speak and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and other team members
- Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow-through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with minimum supervision
- Ability to keep the bar organized, stocked and clean
- Must be willing to work flexible hours such as mornings, nights, weekends and holidays
- Regularly required to stand and walk for a prolonged period of time, transport materials or equipment, and lifting, moving, or carrying heavy objects over 30 lbs
- Occasionally lifting, moving, or carrying objects up to 50 lbs
- Regularly requiring motor coordination in combination with finger dexterity to grasp, handle, feel, reach, extending arms overhead, etc
- Frequently required to bend, stoop, etc
- Must be capable of working effectively in both a hot and cold extreme temperature environment. Work surfaces may be unlevel, slippery, or unstable
Desired Qualifications
- Superior knowledge of classic cocktails, as well as the capability to quickly and efficiently build, shake, and create them for clientele
- Embody a strong and efficient work ethic, including, but not limited to keeping a clean and tidy work area, keeping guest areas clean, polishing chinaware e.g. glassware, plate-ware, silverware
- Complete opening/closing duties, follow standards in place, as well as filling out prep/checklist
- Adhere to cash handling policies with the ability to perform credit card charges as well as provide guests with accurate bills and ring in all orders accurately and at the time of the sale
- Must have knowledge of pour-cost control, as well as participate in inventory, and determine adequate par levels
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